Carol and Bill Jones of Liverpool, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Catherine Jones to Patrick James Dinneen, son of Martha Alberti of Camillus and James Dinneen of Solvay.Elizabeth is a graduate of Liverpool High School, SUNY Cortland and the University of the District of Columbia with and M.S. is Speech-Language Pathology. She is employed by Aegis Therapies in Washington, DC. Patrick is a graduate of West Genesee High School and attended SUNY Cortland. He is employed by Composition Systems Inc., in Falls Church, Va. as a router operator and also coaches middle school basketball. The couple reside in Arlington Va. An October 24, 2015 wedding is planned at Pope John XXIII Church in Liverpool.

Michael Liptak and Carla Liptak are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Meghan Liptak to Peter Vercillo, son of Peter and Jackie Vercillo. Meghan and Peter are graduates of Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse NY. Both graduates of the University of Rochester, Meghan graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and Peter graduated with a B.S. in chemical engineering. Meghan is currently a student at the Syracuse University College of Law and Peter is employed at O’Brien and Gere in Syracuse. The couple began dating in 2008 and will be married in Spring 2017.

Edward Kowalik of Syracuse and Karen Husnay of East Syracuse are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Amber Lynn Kowalik to Richard George Goldthwaite, son of George and Sheri Goldthwaite of Mattydale. Amber is a graduate of Bishop Grimes and is a Daycare Assistant. Richard is a graduate of CNS High School and Boces Career Academy. He works at the Syracuse City School District. An April 16, 2016 wedding is being planned.

Dave and Jan Wehrlin of Clay, NY and Dr and Joan Banas of Amherst, NY are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Casey E. Wehrlin and Charley J. Banas. Casey has a BS in Hospitality Administration and a Masters of Education in Career and Technical Education from Buffalo State College. Casey is the Assistant General Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott Buffalo Downtown Canalside. Charley has a BS in Business Administration and will complete his MBA in May 2015 from the University of Buffalo. Charley is the Account Manager at Flexo Transparent, Inc. in Buffalo. They will be married at St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church in Amherst on June 27th, 2015. A reception will be held at The Statler in Buffalo. The couple will Honeymoon in St. Lucia.

George & Teri Skandalis of Dewitt, NY are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Skandalis to Andrew Licata. Lisa is a graduate of Jamesville-Dewitt HS, West Virginia Univ(Forensics Sci & Biology), & Univ of North Texas HSC(Forensics Genetics). Andrew is the son of Carol Licata of Fairmont,WV & Joe Licata of Dayton, OH. He is a graduate of Fairmont (WV) HS, West Virginia Univ(Biology), & is currently attending WVU Medical School graduating in 2017 . Lisa will be employed by the US Army Criminal Investigative Lab in Atlanta, GA as a DNA Analyst. A November 2015 wedding is planned in Morgantown, WV.

Roger Bowers of Syracuse and Geraldine Bowers-Dick of Oneida are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter Lisa to Matthew Knickerbocker son of Richard and Virginia Knickerbocker of Syracuse. Matthew surprised Lisa after visiting Rockefeller Center in New York City with his proposal in their own city in front of the Christmas tree in Clinton Square. A September 2015 fairytale wedding is planned at the Greystone Castle.

Bruce and Brenda Gayne of Lowville, NY are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Marybeth Gayne, to James Riscica, son of Joseph and Teresa Riscica of Frankfort, NY. Miss Gayne attended Middle Tennessee State University and is employed as a General Manager by American Campus Communities, Syracuse. Mr. Riscica graduated from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and is employed as Project Manager for Rich and Gardner, Syracuse. Marybeth and Jim met while helping to develop Believe in Syracuse. A June 2015 wedding will take place at the Sacred Heart Basilica in Syracuse, where Marybeth's grandparents were married 66 years ago. A honeymoon in Aruba and St. Lucia will follow.

Ms. Brenda Davis of Syracuse is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter Jocelyn Marie Ditch to Joseph Charles Monkofsky. Ms. Ditch is also the daughter of the late Richard Ditch of Syracuse. Mr. Monkofsky is the son of Dr. Joseph and Andrea Monkofsky of Crown Point, New York, formerly of Syracuse. Jocelyn is a graduate of Liverpool High School and attended Portland Bible College and Onondaga Community College. Joseph is a graduate of Westhill High School and Platts-burgh State University. The couple currently reside in Largo, Florida.A November 2015 wedding is planned for Sanibel Island, Florida.

Michael and Janine Clifford of Auburn, NY are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather, to Sean Rahrle, son of David and Cindy Rahrle, of Baldwinsville, NY. Both the bride and groom are graduates of Nazareth College of Rochester. Heather is a teacher in the Webster School District. Sean is an auditor for The NYS Tax Department. An October 2015wedding is planned.

Bob and Lorrie Mulderig of Pennellville, NY are proud to announce the engagement of their son Kirk to Shannon Burger, daughter of David and Lucinda Burger of Baldwinsville, NY. Kirk graduated from JCB High School in Phoenix, NY and studied Radio/TV Broadcasting at OCC. He has worked for Channel 3 and WSEN as DJ Spidr Murfee. He is currently working for Time Warner Cable. Shannon graduated from Baldwinsville High School and studied Interior Design and Criminal Justice at OCC. She also works for Time Warner Cable. There is a June 2015 wedding scheduled.